We want our children to be independent. We want them to get their work done without having to tell them.
Isn't that a little fantasy we all have?? I know I STILL need a reminder for some things that have to get done. I love making lists. These help me to stay organized and accountable. I make lists for my children. I love to create bright colorful lists for them.
Lists help them to stay accountable to themselves!! They have the list. I even did this with chores. You know how you send your child to clean a room, then they come back and you begin to question them?? "Did you wipe your furniture?" Did you clean UNDER your bed?" Did you pick up ALL your dirty clothes?" That drove me nuts! I decided to put it all on a check list. This way, if they checked it, then it means that they did it!!
One side has their morning and evening routines and the other has zone cleaning or room cleaning. I personalized them . Now my 10 y/o daughter knows what she needs to do in the morning. I find that she uses hers less and less, but on big cleaning days, we still use our zone cleaning. It keeps me from having to ask the same questions over and over again.
I decided that since I love to create lists, laminate them and use them, other mom's might as well?? I can't possibly use all the lists that I create, so I decided to just make them available to those mom's who can use them. For free!! That's right!!! You just download and use them. I just ask that you NOT Share them directly and that you send other mom's to my website.
This year we're using Classical Conversations. I decided to create a foundations check list. A list to check off for your weekly memory work. Younger foundations students will enjoy it!! Print it out, laminate , or slip into a dry erase pocket OR page protector. Use a dry erase and let your younger students mark off their completed memory lessons. It's a great way to start some independent accountability. Just click on the link.
If you have any suggestions for other printables, please leave them in the comments section.
Many of the graphics I used on these were from Chantahlia design's. . Please visit her site if you like to create your own printables.
Many blessings,
Laura
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